The Proud Scottish

In case someone mistook the meaning of this header, it wasn't meant to be read as "The Snobbish x". Having been here for a mere 3 weeks, I would definitely not risk my life by saying that. Not that I have met anyone who could be labelled as snobbish. Absolutely no one. Nonetheless, the header was meant to be taken literally, in the sense of "People who are Proud of their Heritage and Country."  

I went on one of the daily guided tours of the Scottish Parliament on the 5th day I arrived in Edinburgh and I was truly won over by the parliament tour guide who gave a detailed insight into the workings of the Scottish Parliament. One could literally see her eyes brimming with pride as she brought us walk on the daily routes taken by the MPs while explaining the structure of the parliament and how the people could play a part in bringing up issues which concerns them. There is even a regular update available online for concerned Scottish to keep track on how their MPs have voted for the issues discussed in the parliament.

I regret to say that I have not visited my own parliament house before, so I decided to blog about this enriching visit only after finding out if my country's parliament house if open for visits. And the answer is ....Yes! However, it seems that it is easier to get access to the tours if one is a student.  Actually, I was pretty surprised that the Scottish Parliament is a tourist spot. However, given the complicated history of Scotland, one could easily guess the significance of letting more people from around the world to know about the existence and works of the Scottish Parliament. 

Other than the realisation that I should find out more about my own country, the gem of the tour that day was actually the availability of multi-lingual visitor brochures.

Do take special notice of the last photo, which has a line which says “若您想要此文件的中文繁体字版本，请联络我们。我们欢迎任何语言的来信。”